Art Lead - Remote, Define the Visual Universe

Brightrock Games

United States

Remote

USD 110,000 - 165,000

Full time

5 days ago
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2-week winter break

Job summary

Brightrock Games Limited is seeking an Art Lead to own the visual identity of Kaiju Cleanup and future titles. You will define art direction, mentor the art team, and collaborate with design, production, and marketing to deliver a cohesive look across concepts, characters, environments, VFX, UI, and tooling.

You should have shipped titles, built a visual language from scratch, and be comfortable working in a small indie studio with a fully remote setup based in the UK & Europe.

Qualifications

  • Led art on a shipped PC/console title and built a visual language.
  • Mentored artists across disciplines and levels in a small team.
  • Strong eye for composition, colour and lighting; realistic indie budgets.

Responsibilities

  • Define and own the art vision across concepts, characters, envs, VFX and UI.
  • Lead, mentor and hire the art team; shape pipelines and tools.
  • Collaborate with design, production, marketing and tech to align visuals.

Skills

Art direction
Mentoring
Team leadership
Visual language
Composition & lighting
Unity knowledge

Tools

Photoshop
Blender/3ds Max
Substance suite
Unity

Job description

Brightrock Games Limited is seeking an Art Lead to own the visual identity of Kaiju Cleanup and future titles. You will define art direction, mentor the art team, and collaborate with design, production, and marketing to deliver a cohesive look across concepts, characters, environments, VFX, UI, and tooling.

You should have shipped titles, built a visual language from scratch, and be comfortable working in a small indie studio with a fully remote setup based in the UK & Europe.

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